Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
Date
1936; printed 1970s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 4 3/4 in. (9.4 × 12 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 12.7 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of dancers in matching outfits in front of Cab Calloway. Calloway is depicted wearing a light colored tuxedo. The large group of women dancers are wearing matching white tops with black and white vertically striped shorts. Calloway's band is also visible in the background.
Place captured
California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Composers (Musicians)
Conductors (Musicians)
Dance
Entertainers
Jazz (Music)
Nightlife
Popular music
Segregation
Singers (Musicians)
Stereotypes
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
Object number
2013.237.12
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f6494770-3ca1-42ae-b87c-beae211a2706

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